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Posted in Asia, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Windows at 9:34 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Summary: Now that GNU/Linux is fast becoming a de facto standard (also on the client side, e.g. Steam Deck with Arch Linux/KDE) we can expect trends like those observed in India to spread further (Windows is barely profitable anymore)
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IN OUR latest Daily Links we took note (again) of India's fast adoption of GNU/Linux. We’ve seen several bits of coverage about this in English. In recent months we showed the surging GNU/Linux usage in this country, which boasts the world’s largest population (if that’s a badge of honour; in any event, its userbase or pool for computer users is vast!) and millions of skilled, hard-working engineers.
=> India's fast adoption of GNU/Linux
“This is a game of advocacy, messaging and above all patience. The revolution won’t happen overnight but little by little, one ‘domino brick’ at a time.”
One reader reminds us that “some years ago there were studies in the context of Munich’s migration that even if a migration away from Windows provided only two years without malware it would pay for itself many times over. Now the TCO of Windows is much higher due to the pervasiveness of ransomware. and its costs both administrative and cleanup.”
“The frequency of breaches and compromises has gone way up, thus the cost of cleanup has gone way up too. The question is not how much it costs to upgrade to GNU/Linux but how much it costs not to.”
This is a game of advocacy, messaging and above all patience. The revolution won’t happen overnight but little by little, one ‘domino brick’ at a time. █
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